•Given his age, he's a remarkably fast runner.考虑到他的年龄，他可称得上是个很出众的赛跑运动员了。

•Given (the fact) that he's had six months to do this, he hasn't made much progress.鉴于他有六个月时间去完成该工作，所以现在依然进展不大。

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•At the given signal, the group rushed forward to the barrier.预定信号一发出，人群便向关卡冲去。

•The bomb could go off at any given (= any) time and in any given (= any) place.炸弹随时随地都可能爆炸。

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•She was given to staying in bed till lunchtime.她常常在床上呆到吃午餐时才起来。

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•You can take it as a given that there will be champagne at the wedding.你可以假设婚礼上一定会有香槟。